Cable Ferry
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Bullard's Ferry (Coos County, Oregon)
Lost Ferry across Coquille riverNo longer exists
Elwell Cable Ferry (Bladen County, North Carolina)
Built 1905Ferry across Cape Fear River on Elwell Ferry RoadOpen to traffic
Hatton Ferry (Albemarle County, Virginia)
Built ca. 1870Ferry across James RiverOpen to traffic
J Mack Ferry (Solano County, California)
Ferry across Steamboat Slough on CA-220Open to traffic
Los Ebanos Ferry (Hidalgo County, Texas)
Open 1950 currently in useFerry across Rio Grande RiverOpen to traffic
Merrimac Ferry (Columbia County, Wisconsin)
Privately owned fee ferry from 1844 to 1923; operated by Columbia and Sauk Counties as fee ferry 1923-1933; operated by State of Wisconsin since 1933 as a free ferryCable ferry across Wisconsin River on Wis 113Open to traffic 24/7 in summer; closed in winter
Olds Ferry (Baker County, Oregon)
established 1859 by J.P. OldsLost Ferry across Snake RiverNo longer exists
Ord Ferry (Butte County, California)
Lost Ferry across Sacramento River on Ord Ferry RdReplaced by a new bridge
Princeton Ferry (Glenn County, California)
Cable ferry across Sacramento River on Ferry RoadDerelict/abandoned
Saugatuck Chain Ferry (Allegan County, Michigan)
1838Ferry across Kalamazoo River on PedestriansOpen to pedestrians only
Tuolumne River Ferry (1850) (Stanislaus County, California)
Built 1850Lost Bridge over Tuolumne River on Stockton-Mariposa RoadNo longer exists
White's Ferry (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Ferry over Potomac RiverClosed due to ongoing court cases regarding property rights on Virginia side
Woodland Ferry (Sussex County, Delaware)
Cable ferry crossing established 1793 current vessel Tina Fallon in service 2008Cable ferry over Nanticoke RiverOpen to traffic
Woodward Island Ferry (1936) (San Joaquin County, California)
Built 1936; Replaced with bridge 2019Ferry across Middle River on Woodward Island Levee RoadReplaced by a new bridge